A state of emergency was declared in Connellsville on Monday morning, following the severe storms that hit Fayette County on Sunday night.

A state of emergency was declared in Connellsville on Monday morning, following the severe storms that hit Fayette County on Sunday night.

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Updated: 8:06 AM EDT Aug 29, 2016

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WEBVTT ON NEWS 4 REPORTER BOFTA YIMAM IS THERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S IT LIKE NOW? >> I AM LIVE ON CONNELL AVENUE AND AS WE'VE BEEN MENTIONING ALL MORNING, A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN CONNELLSVILLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS HARDEST HIT AND EASY TO SEE WHY. IF YOU WALK WITH ME, IT'S MUDDY, SO SLIPPERY HERE. THIS IS WHAT FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH. THREE FEET OF WATER CAME UP TO THIS LINE RIGHT HERE AND ACTUALLY WALKING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THAT SHED OVER THERE HAS ACTUALLY TRAVELED JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW SEVERE THE FLOODING IS. TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE STREET. AND IT'S RIGHT NOW JUST A GRAY SPOT. FOLLOW ME OVER THIS WAY, THE PHOTOGRAPHER ZOOMS IN A LITTLE BIT. YOU'LL SEE THIS GRAY SHED BACK THERE, THAT'S HOW FAR IS TRAVELED. THE FLOODING, THE DEVASTATION HERE, SO DEVASTATING. THE CLEANUP ALONG THE STREET. CHAIRS, TREE BRANCHES. TREES SLICED IN HALF THAT FELL ALONG THIS SIDEWALK HERE. AND ONE OF THE FOLKS WHO LIVES IN THIS HOME. 15-YEAR-OLD BRANDON, BRANDON IF YOU'LL STEP IN THE SHOT. TELL US LOOK AROUND AND WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND NOW? >> WELL, CAN'T LIVE HERE NO MORE. IT JUST SUCKS. I LIKED THIS PLACE. CAN'T LIVE HERE NO MORE THOUGH. YEAH, I DON'T LIKE IT. IT'S A LOT OF WORK AROUND HERE TO BE DONE NOW. >> AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THIS HOME? >> MAYBE THREE OR FIVE YEARS, I THINK. SOMEWHERE AROUND IN THERE. >> WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNITY MEAN TO YOU? WE TALKED THIS MORNING, HOW TIGHT KNIT THE COMMUNITY IS. NEIGHBORS HELP EACH OTHER OUT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE THE AREA? >> IT'S UPSETTING. I GREW UP AROUND THESE PARTS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF MY LIFE, SO-- >> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS? >> NOTHING THIS BAD. I MEAN, I'VE SEEN IT, BUT NOT LIKE THIS. >> WELL, WE WISH YOU THE BEST AS YOU TRY TO RECOVER PR THIS. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, BEST OF LUCK, BRANDON. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S JUST ONE HOME HERE, ONE HOME OWNER, THEIR SON WHO SPOKE WITH US, TALKING ABOUT THE DEVASTATION, BUT THAT'S WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS GOING THROUGH THE MINDS OF SO MANY PEOPLE ALONG THIS AVENUE AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY IN OUR THOUGHTS AS WE CONTINUE TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND THEY TRY TO RECOVER. AGAIN, A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED HERE AND WE'RE

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A state of emergency was declared in Connellsville on Monday morning, following the severe storms that hit Fayette County on Sunday night.